Witte de With
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Witte de With was a prominent 17th-century Dutch admiral known for his aggressive naval leadership in the Anglo-Dutch Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Witte de With canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6566432 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Witte de With Context triple: [First Anglo-Dutch War, commander, Witte de With]
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A.
Bep Voskuijl
Bep Voskuijl was a Dutch office worker who helped hide Anne Frank and her family during World War II by providing food, supplies, and support to those in the Secret Annex.
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B.
Piet Keizer
Piet Keizer was a renowned Dutch footballer, best known as a skillful left winger for Ajax and the Netherlands national team during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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C.
Hans van Heeswijk
Hans van Heeswijk is a Dutch architect known for designing prominent cultural buildings, including major expansions and renovations of museums in the Netherlands.
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D.
Piet de Jong
Piet de Jong was a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1967 to 1971.
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E.
Jan Benthem
Jan Benthem is a Dutch architect best known as a co-founder of the prominent architecture firm Benthem Crouwel Architekten, recognized for major public and infrastructural projects in the Netherlands and abroad.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Witte de With Target entity description: Witte de With was a prominent 17th-century Dutch admiral known for his aggressive naval leadership in the Anglo-Dutch Wars.
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A.
Bep Voskuijl
Bep Voskuijl was a Dutch office worker who helped hide Anne Frank and her family during World War II by providing food, supplies, and support to those in the Secret Annex.
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B.
Piet Keizer
Piet Keizer was a renowned Dutch footballer, best known as a skillful left winger for Ajax and the Netherlands national team during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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C.
Hans van Heeswijk
Hans van Heeswijk is a Dutch architect known for designing prominent cultural buildings, including major expansions and renovations of museums in the Netherlands.
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D.
Piet de Jong
Piet de Jong was a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1967 to 1971.
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E.
Jan Benthem
Jan Benthem is a Dutch architect best known as a co-founder of the prominent architecture firm Benthem Crouwel Architekten, recognized for major public and infrastructural projects in the Netherlands and abroad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch admiral
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
States-General of the Dutch Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch States General
|
| associatedWith |
Dutch maritime trade protection
ⓘ
naval conflicts with England over sea power and trade routes ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| conflict | naval battles between the Dutch Republic and England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| familyName | de With ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
maritime operations
ⓘ
naval strategy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Witte ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
boldness in battle
ⓘ
tactical aggressiveness ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key figure in Dutch naval power projection in the 17th century ⓘ |
| influenced | Dutch naval tactics in the Anglo-Dutch Wars ⓘ |
| languageOfUse | Dutch ⓘ |
| leadershipStyle | aggressive ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Admiralty of Rotterdam
ⓘ
Dutch navy ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Netherlands Navy
|
| militaryRank | admiral ⓘ |
| name | Witte Corneliszoon de With ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aggressive naval leadership
ⓘ
role in Dutch maritime conflicts with England ⓘ service in the Anglo-Dutch Wars ⓘ |
| notableRole | commander in Dutch-English naval conflicts ⓘ |
| occupation |
admiral
ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Anglo-Dutch Wars
ⓘ
First Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch naval command structure ⓘ |
| patronymic | Corneliszoon ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
English Channel
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
maritime military history
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Witte de With Description of subject: Witte de With was a prominent 17th-century Dutch admiral known for his aggressive naval leadership in the Anglo-Dutch Wars.
Referenced by (8)
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